Need a good laugh, but only got an hour and a half?
It forces an economy of story and dialogue which propels the film into its best self.
No bloated middle, extended ending, or wasted stories here.
This goes double for comedies.
They should never outstay their welcome.
But they seem to be getting longer, as we recently pointed outhere.
So to refresh your movie comedy palette, here are 25 films that are 90 minutes or under.
But whileOld Schoolexplores the bonds of brotherhood,Office Spaceattacks the corporate world instead.
What all three share though is an existential crisis at its heart.
Mike Judge, you are a genius sir.
Its sequel makes good on that potential in spades.
Sound a familiar blue-print?
So a big hurrah for the recently announced sequel, lets hope Reese and Wernick do it again.
Its amazingly high-concept yet has a home-made, hand-stitched aspect to it which rewards multiple viewings.
Fun fact, the film was partly inspired by a discussion Chaplin had with Gandhi.
(d. Larry Charles, 2006)
Well, who doesnt likeBorat?
Would Borat have been as funny if it had been allowed to breathe?
A former Vietnam vet, Black Dynamite is the greatest African-American action star of the 1970s.
It works on multiple levels, so theres something for everyone here.
Its also incredibly smart, with a ton of nods for film aficionados hidden within.
(d. Woody Allen, 1973)
Is Woody Allen the master of the comedy under 90 minutes?
Its Woody Allen doing slapstick, and making it work spectacularly.
Boy lives on a farm in New Zealand with his little brother, grandmother and several cousins.
He dreams that one day his father will return and take him to see Michael Jackson perform live.
But when his father does return, he instead becomes mixed up in criminal dealings.
MVP is surely Alan Tudyk though, if only for his reaction to losing appendages.
but also manages to be completely and utterly a Wes Anderson movie too.
But unlike the majority of screwball comedies, its lean in runtime as well.
NotThe Palm Beach Storythough, and it triumphs as a result.
But on-screen it all makes perfect sense, and a showcase of Hollywood in its most glamorous period.
Keaton, a projectionist who dreams of being a detective, is framed in a crime and is banished.
But what stands the test of time is Keatons physical comedy.
Its Allen at his best.
(d. Stephane Aubier, Vincent Patar, 2009)
Remember those amazing Cravendale MILK!
stop-motion ads from a few years ago?
Yet it wasnt always so.
Upon releaseDuck Soupwas poorly reviewed, and its box office was considered a disappointment.
Yet out of this chaos came something magnificent.
How you knew comedy wouldnt be the same again?
